“The Tories had the legal right to demand extra meetings of the council but I could decide when they would be held and always called them for Friday afternoons, knowing that three or four of the richer Tories went to the country early and were not prepared to stay in the city beyond lunchtime. I realised that nothing in politics is new when I read in Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars that Julius Caesar pulled the same trick when reactionaries in the senate were making his life difficult.”
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Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone, born on June 17, 1945, is a British politician who served as the Mayor of London. He joined the Labour Party in the 1970s and began his political career in the early 1980s in London. During his tenure as Mayor, Livingstone initiated major infrastructure projects in London, such as the expansion of the London Underground and the construction of the London Eye. His political career has been marked by controversy, particularly regarding his stance on racial and religious issues. more
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